Improve page refresh speed

You can improve the grading page refresh speed by reducing the number of assignments displayed. The more assignment displayed, the longer the page will take to refresh. To reduce the number of assignments displayed:

1. Click the Filters and Quick Grading drop down arrow to expand the section. The assignments per page option will display.

2. Click the Assignments per page drop down arrow and select the number of assignments to display. Lowering the number will improve the page refresh speed.

Note: Assignments per page must be set to 50 or less to display full details of the student submission, including the assignment file and Turnitin similarity score.

Select an assessment

Tip: Before you begin marking, reduce the number of assignments that display on a page to improve the grading page refresh speed. View instructions.

Select an Assignment from your course page

Select View/grade all submissions

Select from the Assignments drop-down menu to switch to other assignment gradebooks.

Download Submissions

There are two options to download student submissions. We can

A) Download all submissions as a zip file orB) Download an individual submission by selecting the filename next to the user

Similarity Report

Ensure Quick Grading is turned off (unticked) under Filters and Quick Grading

Ensure Assignments per page is set to 50 or less under Filters and Quick Grading

Ensure popups are not blocked for this site

If using Internet Explorer 9, the background colour will not display so the report may be white text on a white background

Select the Similarity image to access the Turnitin similarity report for that user

Marking Guide

Enter any comments you wish to send to the student regarding the specific criterion

Enter the score for the criterion

Select if you wish to display any criterion descriptions to the student

Set the marking workflow state

Enter any feedback comments regarding the entire assignment

Upload any feedack files you wish to send back to the student

Select Save changes

Marking a group assignment

Note: When grading the assignment you will have the option to apply the same mark to all group members or to apply different marks to individual group members.

Select a group member to grade.

The Grading page is displayed.

Enter a grade

Set the marking workflow state (optional)

Enter any extra feedback comments

Upload the feedback file (drag and drop can be used)

Choose whether to apply the grade and feedback to the entire group.Note: If Yes is selected, all students in that group will receive the same mark and have access to the same feedback comment/file.

Scroll to the end of the page and select Save changes.

The grading table will display showing the grade for the student(s).

Select a student from the next group and repeat the steps above.

Bulk upload feedback

Select to Choose a Grading action

Select Upload multiple feedback files in a zip

Select a file to upload

Select Import feedback file(s)

Release grades to students

NOTE: Only Primary / Course Coordinators can release grades.

Video: How to Release Grades to Students

Releasing grades to students is potentially a five step process. These steps are required to ensure that the correct marking workflow state is applied to each phase of marking. Step 2 can be omitted if the marking team is not using marking workflow.

Step 1 - Select assessment

Select the assessment that you want to release to students.

Select View/grade all submissions.

Step 2 - Set marking workflow filter

Note: This step can be omitted if the marking team is not using marking workflow.

Select Options.

Set the marking workflow filter to your marking team's final state prior to release. This may be Marking completed but will vary according to the team's marking strategy.

Step 3 - Select students

Select the top check box to release grades to all students or

Select individual students as required.

Activate the drop down list.

Step 4 - Set final marking workflow state

Select Set marking workflow state.

Click Go.

Click OK.

Step 5 - Release grades

Change marking workflow state to Released.

Click Save changes.

A confirmation message will display at the top of the screen.

Prevent submission changes

Hover over the Action icon

Select Prevent submission changes

Once prevented, you can repeat these steps to allow submission changes again.

Marking Workflow

Marking workflow can be used to indicate your progress on marking to other markers or the course coordinator, if "released" is selected, this means the students will gain access to their grade. "released" is a similar option to "Publish" in the older version of moodle.

Tick the students who you wish to change the Marking workflow state for

Select Set marking workflow state from the With selected drop-down menu

Select Go

Select the Marking workflow state required

Select Save changes

Manual Submissions

Tick the students you wish to create a manual submission for

Select Manual submission from the With selected menu

Select Go

Select the Manual submission date required

Select Manual submission

Apply Zero Mark

Tick the students you wish to apply a zero mark for

Select Apply zero mark from the With selected drop-down menu

Select Go

Enter the Comment that will display to students

Set the Marking workflow state

Select Apply zero mark

Bulk Apply Zero to a quiz/discussion board

NOTE: this is only possible if you have Course Coordinator access to the course

1. Click 'Grades' from the Administration block on the main course page.

2. Click the pencil to the right of the desired assessment

3. Tick 'Perform bulk insert'.

4. Leave 'For' as 'Empty grades'.

5. Leave 'Insert value' as zero (or change to a desired number).

6. Click 'Save'.

7. Click 'Continue'.

All the students who had not attempted the quiz/contributed to the discussion board will now have '0' for their mark.

RPL for assessment

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) for assessment

The following procedure must be undertaken if exemption from undertaking an assessment piece has been granted in respect of recognition of prior learning. Refer to clause 19.4 in the Recognition of Prior Learning Policy A-13.20

How you record in learnonline that an assessment piece does not need to be undertaken in lieu of RPL varies depending on the overarching grading scheme.

If the grading scheme is “non-graded”, an NGP can be awarded for the RPL exempt assessment piece.

If the grading scheme is “graded” no mark should be entered for the RPL exempt assessment piece. The Course Coordinator will need to access Result Entry and resolve the “warning flag” (for missing assessment marks) by applying an overall grade for the course that reflects the grade average achieved for submitted assignments.

Grader Report

The Grader Report can be accessed by selecting the Grades link from the Administration or Course Essentials blocks.

A: Select to view all summative or all formative assessments.

The Grader Report provides an overview of all student grades across all assignments in the course. The Course total field updates as each assessment is marked and therefore provides a current snapshot of students final course grade.

Key functionality of the Grader Report:

A: Failed grades are highlighted.

B: Individual assignments can be hidden/re-displayed.

C: Student names will dynamically move with users as they scroll to the right.

D: Assessment name headings will dynamically move with users as they scroll down.

Single View Report

The Single View Report is accessible to Course Coordinators and Course Administrators and provides the ability to generate: